DELAYED FILING OF FIRST QUARTER 2018 UFS

Lagos May 3, 2018

DELAYED FILING OF FIRST QUARTER 2018 UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The management of Diamond Bank Plc will like to inform our esteemed shareholders and other stakeholders that we are unable to issue our 2018 First Quarter Unaudited Financial Statements (UFS) within the deadline of April 30, 2018 as stipulated by Nigerian Stock Exchange rules.

This is because, as pointed out in our notification to the exchange dated May 2, 2018, we have been unable to file our 2017 Audited Financial Statement (AFS), which is still in the approval process and should precede filing of 2018 First Quarter UFS.

We believe that the approval of 2017 AFS will be concluded within May 2018 and shall be filed alongside First Quarter 2018 UFS on or before May 31, 2018.

Yours faithfully

For: DIAMOND BANK PLC

Uzoma Uja

Company Secretary/Legal Adviser